thongs or flip-flops

the cover of this year's booking brochure, which was signed off at the start of last week and which is due back from the printers tomorrow, has highlighted another small cultural chasm in the festival office. For the majority of people who work here, this is an image of festival flip-flops. For the two antipodeans here, of which I am one, this is a pair of festival thongs.
To me, the word 'flip-flop' remains nonsensical, despite its obvious onomatopoeic origins. To others, the word 'thong' conjures up completely unintended images. That said, we have been discussing whether we should get a few of both made in readiness of the summer.

thanks again are due to yellow design for devising something so wonderfully fun.